{"product_id":"you-were-never-really-here-book-jonathan-ames-9781782272458","title":"You Were Never Really Here","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eA hammer was Joe's favourite weapon. He was his  father's son, after all\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoon to become a film starring Joaqin  Phoenix\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoe has witnessed things that cannot be erased. A former FBI  agent and Marine, his abusive childhood has left him damaged beyond  repair. So he hides away, earning a living rescuing girls who have been  kidnapped into the sex trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow he's been hired to  save the daughter of a New York senator, held captive at a Manhattan  brothel. But he's stumbled into a dangerous web of conspiracy and he s  about to pay the price.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrutal and redemptive in  equal measure, \u003cem\u003eYou Were Never Really Here\u003c\/em\u003e is a  toxic shot of a thriller, laced with corruption, revenge and the darkest  of inner demons.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A good choice for lovers of Michael Connelly, Lee Child or  Vince Flynn who are interested in character-driven thrillers'  \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A dark thriller  full of attitude and heart. ... Ames is at his best here, creating a  complex and sympathetic character and a detail-rich, believable story  that is hard to forget'\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco  Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJonathan Ames is the author of nine books including  \u003cem\u003eWake Up, Sir!\u003c\/em\u003e (published by Pushkin Press)  \u003cem\u003eThe Extra Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI Love You More Than You  Know\u003c\/em\u003e and the graphic novel \u003cem\u003eThe  Alcoholic\u003c\/em\u003e. He also created the hit HBO comedy \u003cem\u003eBored  to Death\u003c\/em\u003e, starring Ted Danson, Zach Galifianakis and Jason  Schwartzman, as well as \u003cem\u003eBlunt Talk\u003c\/em\u003e, starring  Patrick Stewart. He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49575388315921,"sku":"GOR007671381","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50150070223121,"sku":"GOR008959444","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50875579433233,"sku":"GOR007901961","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51868610625809,"sku":"GOR011138192","price":4.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1782272453.jpg?v=1777629903","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/you-were-never-really-here-book-jonathan-ames-9781782272458","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}